DCs want new laws for more power

Three-day DC conference begins tomorrow

Field-level officials, including deputy commissioners (DCs), will urge the government to enact two draft laws, the Public Service Act, 2015, and the Mobile Court Act, 2015, as soon as possible, to protect their rights and grant them more powers. The demand will be raised at the DCs’ conference, which will begin in the capital on July 28, said sources in the Cabinet Division.
The Cabinet has already approved in principle the draft Public Service Act, 2015, on July 14. The draft Mobile Court Act, 2015, on the other hand, got the Cabinet’s nod on June 22.
After enacting the Public Service Act, the rights of the civil bureaucrats would be protected. Besides, district magistrates and executive magistrates would get more powers, enabling them to punish offenders even in the absence of any confessional statement.
During the three-day conference, which will be inaugurated by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina at the Shapla Hall of the Prime Minister's Office, the DCs will also discuss 253 proposals at the 22 working sessions of the 39 ministries. The conference is scheduled to end on July 30.
Cabinet secretary Muhammad Musharraf Hossain Bhuiyan, at a press conference held at the Cabinet Division, informed reporters that the divisional commissioners and the DCs of all 64 districts have sent 253 proposals, with their recommendations, to the Cabinet Division, with requests that they be taken up at the conference.
“Land development and law and order issues and issues of the public administration ministry would receive emphasis at this year’s DCs’ conference,” he said.
Ministers and advisers to the PM will brief the DCs during the working sessions of the DCs’ conference. The President and the PM will also brief them during separate sessions.
The Cabinet secretary said disaster management, strengthening of local government, poverty reduction, control of price hike, e-governance, and increasing the standard of education would also receive emphasis at the conference.
The President, the Prime Minister and Cabinet ministers are scheduled to join a meeting to exchange views with the DCs and give them directions on separate issues.
He also disclosed that 432 decisions, of a total of 464 taken at the DCs’ conference last year, have been implemented so far. The remaining 93 decisions are currently being implemented, he added.
The DCs conference is arranged every year so that government policymakers can directly exchange views with the highest district-level administrative officials over various important issues and can give them necessary directions to serve people in a batter way.

DCs want new laws for more power

Three-day DC conference begins tomorrow

Field-level officials, including deputy commissioners (DCs), will urge the government to enact two draft laws, the Public Service Act, 2015, and the Mobile Court Act, 2015, as soon as possible, to protect their rights and grant them more powers. The demand will be raised at the DCs conference, which will begin in the capital on July 28, said sources in the Cabinet Division. The Cabinet has already approved in principle the draft Public Service Act, 2015, on July 14. The draft Mobile Court Act, 2015, on the other hand, got the Cabinets nod on June 22. After enacting the Public Service Act, the rights of the civil bureaucrats would be protected. Besides, district magistrates and executive magistrates would get more powers, enabling them to punish offenders even in the absence of any confessional statement. During the three-day conference, which will be inaugurated by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina at the Shapla Hall of the Prime Ministers Office, the DCs will also discuss 253 proposals at the 22 working sessions of the 39 ministries. The conference is scheduled to end on July 30. Cabinet secretary Muhammad Musharraf Hossain Bhuiyan, at a press conference held at the Cabinet Division, informed reporters that the divisional commissioners and the DCs of all 64 districts have sent 253 proposals, with their recommendations, to the Cabinet Division, with requests that they be taken up at the conference. Land development and law and order issues and issues of the public administration ministry would receive emphasis at this years DCs conference, he said. Ministers and advisers to the PM will brief the DCs during the working sessions of the DCs conference. The President and the PM will also brief them during separate sessions. The Cabinet secretary said disaster management, strengthening of local government, poverty reduction, control of price hike, e-governance, and increasing the standard of education would also receive emphasis at the conference. The President, the Prime Minister and Cabinet ministers are scheduled to join a meeting to exchange views with the DCs and give them directions on separate issues. He also disclosed that 432 decisions, of a total of 464 taken at the DCs conference last year, have been implemented so far. The remaining 93 decisions are currently being implemented, he added. The DCs conference is arranged every year so that government policymakers can directly exchange views with the highest district-level administrative officials over various important issues and can give them necessary directions to serve people in a batter way.